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footprint

noun

The area taken up by some object

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
F
Ends with
T
Contains
OO
Scrabble score
14

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈfʊtpɹɪnt

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. The area taken up by some object

    “The computer had a desktop footprint of 10 by 16 inches”

noun

  1. A mark of a foot or shoe on a surface

    “The police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window”

noun

  1. A trace suggesting that something was once present or felt or otherwise important

    “The footprints of an earlier civilization”

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Example Sentences

The computer had a desktop footprint of 10 by 16 inches
The police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window
The footprints of an earlier civilization

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